# Why aren't bikini tops sized by bra size?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-bikini-tops-sized-by-bra-size/175092>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 14, 2003, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-bikini-tops-sized-by-bra-size/175092 "2003-05-14T00:10:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2003, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-bikini-tops-sized-by-bra-size/175092/21 "2003-05-14T21:52:11Z")

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> BTW-Somebody has to say it. As a man, I am happy to do my duty. I refuse to believe that any of the Dopettes posting to this thread have ill fitting bikinis. I shall accept only photos of you wearing an ill fitting two piece as proof.

I KNEW someone was gonna say it.

😉

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**Author:** ![LordVor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/90ced4/32.png) [@LordVor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LordVor)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2003, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-bikini-tops-sized-by-bra-size/175092/22 "2003-05-15T01:26:02Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Kjetil \*  
> \*\*And why would that benefit the store, if you still only buy one? 🙂 \*\*

Not that I actually believe that they’re doing it deliberately, but theory would state that you’d have to make several trips between the dressing rooms and the swimming suits, with each trip being another opportunity to see that cute little top that would be perfect with your black pumps, and since you’re going to the dressing room anyway why don’t you just try it on?

-lv

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**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2003, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-bikini-tops-sized-by-bra-size/175092/23 "2003-05-15T02:08:27Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Guinastasia \*
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> \*\* I have two very cute ones \*\*

😃

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